Description:This
is a graduate course in Fracture Mechanics for those students who are
interested in learning more about the concepts of material deformation
and failure in the context of solid mechanics when cracks are present.
The class will be introductory in nature as we will start with the
fundamental concepts of solid mechanics and linear elastic fracture
mechanics before we look at nonlinear behavior. The student is assumed
to have taken at least a class on solid mechanics, continuum mechanics,
elasticity, etc. .